Mahogany Memphis in Chickasaw Oaks Mall

Mahogany Memphis in Chickasaw Oaks Mall is closing in late February, says owner Carlee McCullough.

But her other restaurant, Mahogany River Oaks, will remain open.

Mahogany Memphis is โ€œonly open for special events through February 28th,โ€ McCullough says.

Discussing the closing, she says, โ€œI said, โ€˜You know what? Let me close it and focus all my energy on River Terrace,โ€ adding, โ€œWe were doing everything we could to drive traffic to it. But it just wasnโ€™t there. Once we opened up River Terrace, everybodyโ€™s there.โ€

Mahogany Memphis, which is at 3092 Poplar Avenue Number 11, opened in November 2018. It features โ€œupscale Southern with a dash of Creole.โ€

Mahogany River Terrace, which opened in October on Mud Island, features โ€œupscale Southern with a dash of Creole, and with an emphasis on seafood.โ€

Michael Donahue began his career in 1975 at the now-defunct Memphis Press-Scimitar and moved to The Commercial Appeal in 1984, where he wrote about food and dining, music, and covered social events until...